Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Uruguay
Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Uruguay stood at 1.03 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.6% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Uruguay peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6542 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Uruguay 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8027 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7262 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7881 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6851 GPIA | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6875 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7623 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7482 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6969 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6982 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.696 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6763 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6751 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6783 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.703 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.814 GPIA | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7532 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7724 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6542 GPIA | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7381 GPIA | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8191 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | +25.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.89 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7371 GPIA | 0.6851 GPIA | 0.8027 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7266 GPIA | 0.6751 GPIA | 0.814 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8101 GPIA | 0.6542 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Uruguay?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Uruguay was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6542 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Uruguay ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release